Apalach Pumpkin Patch to raise funds for Helene relief
The Apalachicola Margaret Key Public Library will open its annual pumpkin patch on Monday, Oct. 7 with one hundred percent of all profits going to help Hurricane Helene victims.
The proceeds from the pumpkins, for sale at $10 each, will be donated to the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office Charity Fund for Hurricane Helene Relief.
The Apalachicola Piggly Wiggly provides the pumpkins at cost, and traditionally, funds raised through the sale goes to support library programs and activities. “However, in light of the destruction wrought by Hurricane Helene, the library has elected to send the funds to communities recovering from the storm,” said Lucy Carter, library director.
The Patch will be open from 3 to 6 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, through Friday, Oct. 18. Families are invited to take pictures among the pumpkins and enjoy this Florida take on a fall tradition.
“Grab a pumpkin to carve, or to add a touch of fall to your home décor, and know that you are helping those most impacted by Hurricane Helene,” said Carter.
Meet the Editor
David Adlerstein, The Apalachicola Times’ digital editor, started with the news outlet in January 2002 as a reporter.
Prior to then, David Adlerstein began as a newspaperman with a small Boston weekly, after graduating magna cum laude from Brandeis University in Waltham, Massachusetts. He later edited the weekly Bellville Times, and as business reporter for the daily Marion Star, both not far from his hometown of Columbus, Ohio.
In 1995, he moved to South Florida, and worked as a business reporter and editor of Medical Business newspaper. In Jan. 2002, he began with the Apalachicola Times, first as reporter and later as editor, and in Oct. 2020, also began editing the Port St. Joe Star.